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Old 03-31-2011, 08:17 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo View Post
To be fair......it's Moneysense Magazine, not Opera Aficionado Quarterly.

I'm a longtime subscriber and look forward to this list every year. I think its well researched, well presented, and completely reasonable.

People gotta take it for what it is......a base list from which to begin applying your specific needs, like cultural activities or city size or proximity to water etc. Eliminate all cities under 500,000 people......Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, etc all jump up quickly.
I understand where Moneysense's focus is for this list, but they include criteria like the number of people who walk/bike to work, yet they ignore sports, restaurants and entertainment. These are things even the most career-focused people need.

I have no problem ignoring a list I disagree with when it's based on opinion, but to try to quantify the livability of cities without including what truly makes them great annoys me.
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